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Chapter 562 Sinking the Ship to Silence
"A corpse that doesn't decay in the Ruins?"

Liang Jin had indeed never heard of it. He glanced at the severed hand in the box:

"Could this hand have come from the Uncorrupted Corpse of the Void?"

The moment Liang Jin's fingertips touched the pale, severed hand, he felt a chilling aura rush from his palm to the top of his head, as if he had grasped something ominous.

Zheng Aoshan nodded slowly:
"Indeed! This Ruins of Guixu deep in the East Sea is a place that even the King of Hell dares not take!"

"It's a bottomless black hole. Seawater poured into it is like pouring it into the stomach of a glutton; it can never be filled!"

Then he began to explain to Liang Jin.

The oil lamp swayed violently in the sea breeze, its light and shadow dancing on Zheng Aoshan's scarred face, making his narration all the more sinister.

It turns out that deep in the East China Sea, there is a very peculiar place called "Guixu".

Simply put, Guixu is a huge, bottomless pit on the seabed of the East China Sea.

No one knows exactly how deep that cave is.

All people know is that seawater continuously pours into the deep hole, forming a huge whirlpool on the surface of the sea.

However, this continuous influx of water has never been filled, despite the fact that this enormous, bottomless pit has never been filled.

But as the saying goes, nothing is absolute.

That bottomless abyss doesn't swallow things forever; every few hundred or thousand years it will "spit out" something.

It is said that in ancient times, some people have seen the bottomless pit vomiting, but the story has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a myth, making it difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

But the most recent episode of vomiting and diarrhea happened eighty years ago!

The huge whirlpool on the sea surface suddenly disappeared, attracting the attention of pirates and fishermen in the surrounding area.

A skilled diver once ventured into the ocean and discovered a corpse being "spit out" from the bottomless abyss.

At first, everyone thought the corpse was just an unlucky guy who had been swept into a bottomless pit by the whirlpool and drowned.

But soon some learned people realized something was wrong.

Because the clothes worn by the corpse were clearly in the style of ancient times.

Therefore, some people speculate that the corpse was an ancient person who was sucked into and drowned by the Guixu in ancient times. However, there may be some special environment in the Guixu that can prevent the corpse from decaying.

Upon hearing that there were antiques on the corpse, the crowd immediately pulled the body out of the water and looted all the clothes and ornaments from it, leaving only a bare corpse.

Some even tried to sneak into the Ruins of Return to investigate.

Suddenly, the once calm Guixu began to frantically devour seawater again, and whirlpools formed on the surface of the sea once more. Countless amounts of seawater poured into Guixu, and Guixu returned to its normal state.

The group had no choice but to give up.

However, they soon discovered that the corpse they had overlooked was no ordinary object either.

The corpse was left on the deck to dry for several days. Just as people were about to throw it into the sea, they were surprised to find that the corpse showed no signs of decay whatsoever.

There wasn't even a trace of dehydration; it looked as fresh and moist as if it had just died.

This led everyone to believe that there was treasure inside the corpse, so they decided to cut it open to search for it.

But they soon discovered that the corpse was unusually tough, and neither knives nor axes could harm it in the slightest.

In the end, it was an old pirate who brought out a divine weapon called the "Whale-Splitting Blade," and with great effort, it took three days and three nights to dismember the corpse.

However, the treasure that everyone had expected was not among the corpses.

Clearly, what's truly amazing is the corpse itself.

So all the people could do was divide up the dismembered corpse and then disperse.

At that time, Zheng Jiaogu's father was assigned one hand.

However, this hand was not taken seriously at the time. After Zheng Jiaogu's father brought it home, he left it for a few days and then found it too annoying, so he threw it into his pond to feed the fish.

Time flew by, and more than ten years later, this incorruptible corpse that had floated out of the Ruins of Guixu suddenly became famous throughout the world.

People have been offering huge sums of money to buy its scattered body parts, with prices even reaching astronomical levels.

Various mysterious legends about this incorruptible corpse were once widely circulated.

Zheng Jiaogu's father had already passed away at that time, but fortunately Zheng Jiaogu himself still remembered this matter.

So he drained the pond, but to his surprise, he actually found the severed hand in the pond silt.

What's even more surprising is that the severed hand is still as good as new, showing no signs of having been submerged in the pond for more than a decade.

Zheng Jiaogu had already made a name for himself at sea and was not short of money, so he did not sell the severed hand, but kept it to find out its secret.

This research continues to this day.

Zheng Jiaogu seemed to have given up, so he handed the severed hand to his son Zheng Aoshan, asking him to present it as a tribute to Hualongmen.

After listening to Zheng Aoshan's story, Liang Jin couldn't help but feel surprised.

He took out his severed hand, examined it closely for a long time, and sighed:
"What a strange object!"

He was certain that the severed hand was a real human hand, not some rubber or plastic imitation.

But this severed hand was incredibly tough. When Liang Jin grabbed it, he applied some force, but the severed hand remained completely unharmed.

This level of strength far exceeds that of normal humans.

"A bottomless abyss..."

Liang Jin's thoughts involuntarily returned to Burial Dragon Ridge, where he had once seen an endless black hole leading to the earth inside the mountain.

It's unclear whether the two are related.

Zheng Aoshan then said:
"Chief Xiong, I trust you, I won't go to Dragon Transformation Island."

"These tributes are yours to keep. I'll send a ship to help you send them back."

Liang Jin replied:
"Right on my mind."

So Zheng Aoshan led Liang Jin away from the hold and back to the deck.

On the deck, the sea breeze carried the stench of blood.

Qi Bao and Zhou Bai Ning's merchant ship was still not far away. Obviously, they had not received orders from the pirate leader, and they dared not sail away.

Zheng Aoshan then ordered his men to signal with flags, and soon another pirate ship appeared and sailed over.

"Chief Xiong, this ship is yours."

We left on that boat.

As Zheng Aoshan spoke, he prepared to arrange for a few pirates to help Liang Jin sail the ship.

Liang Jin suddenly said:

"Third Young Master, you have to leave someone for me."

"If the sect leader or Elder Li has any news, we can pass it on to you."

At this point, before Zheng Aoshan could answer, Liang Jin pointed to Lü Chenzhou standing to the side:
“I think my sister-in-law is quite suitable, so let her accompany me back to Hualongmen.”

A hint of wariness flashed in Lü Chenzhou's amber eyes, and the anchor chain made a slight creaking sound in her hand.

Zheng Aoshan, however, seemed completely unconcerned:

"We'll do as Chief Xiong says!"

As he spoke, he gave instructions to Lü Chenzhou:

"Take two brothers and sail this boat to Hualong Island."

Lu Chenzhou scratched his head and smiled, which was considered an agreement.

After giving his instructions, Zheng Aoshan led the remaining pirates onto another ship.

"Chief Xiong! Thank you for your trouble!"

After saying goodbye to Liang Jin, Zheng Aoshan left directly.

On the vast sea, only pirate ships and other merchant ships remained.

Liang Jin went to the ship's side and asked the merchant ship:

"Aren't you leaving yet?"

Upon hearing this, everyone on the boat breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly prepared to set sail and leave.

Just as Qi Bao was about to speak, the boat captain tightly covered his mouth, and the other martial artists rushed forward to hold down his hands and feet, carrying him back to the cabin.

Everyone was afraid that Qi Bao would speak recklessly again and offend Liang Jin, then they wouldn't be able to leave. Zhou Baining kept her eyes on Liang Jin.

She hesitated several times, seemingly waiting for Liang Jin to speak first and bring up the topic.

But Liang Jin had no time for her and went straight back to the bottom of the pirate ship.

After he arrived at the lower deck, he waved his hand and immediately put all the offerings into his inventory.

When he returned to the deck, the merchant ship had already sailed far away.

The merchant ship fled at full speed as if escaping, and soon disappeared into the distance.

In this vast ocean, only Liang Jin's ship remained.

Lu Chenzhou had already arrived with two pirates.

"Chief Xiong, shall we set sail?"

she asked.

Liang Jin glanced indifferently at Lü Chenzhou and the two pirates beside her.

suddenly!

Liang Jin suddenly slammed his palms out, and his vast internal energy formed a fierce palm wind that immediately swept towards them.

Lu Chenzhou was caught off guard by Liang Jin's sudden attack, and she instinctively used the iron anchor to protect herself.

"Bang!!!"

"Bang!!!"

Two muffled thuds were heard.

Then, Lü Chenzhou felt a large amount of warm liquid splash all over his body.

She looked closely and saw that the two pirates beside her had been smashed into a pulp, while Lü Chenzhou herself was soaked in the pirates' blood.

"you!"

Lu Chenzhou glared angrily at Liang Jin.

She gripped the anchor tightly, ready for battle.

But her strong arms trembled slightly, because deep down she knew she was no match for this man.

Even An Lansheng, who was standing to the side, was startled.

He stood there, bewildered. Hadn't Liang Jin been chatting and laughing with these pirates just moments before? Why had he suddenly turned on him?
But Liang Jin, as if nothing had happened, gave instructions to An Lansheng:

"Lansheng, go and lower the small boat. We'll leave in the boat in a bit."

An Lansheng snapped out of his daze and hurriedly copied the instructions.

Lu Chenzhou's face was full of ferocity:
"Xiongba! You will die a horrible death!"

In her mind, she would be the next to die.

Liang Jin laughed:
"Sister-in-law, why are you cursing me?"

"I'm not going to kill you. I'm even going to take you on a small boat to the Dragon Transformation Gate."

“From now on, I’ll still need you to pass messages to those pirates.”

Upon hearing this, Lü Chenzhou's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty.

Clearly, she wasn't sure whether what Liang Jin said was true or false.

Liang Jin snorted coldly:
"Don't look at me like that. If I wanted to kill you, it would be as easy as turning my hand. Why would I bother telling you all this?"

"If you've thought it through, come with me. This ship is too big and will attract the wind; I'm going to sink it."

"If you don't want to leave, then sink to the bottom of the sea with it."

After saying that, Liang Jin stomped his foot.

"Bang!!!!"

A terrifying force suddenly pierced through the deck and blasted into the lower deck, even creating a huge crack in the bottom of the ship.

Large amounts of seawater were pouring into the lower decks, and it looked like the pirate ship was really going to sink soon.

Liang Jin had already accepted the tribute, so naturally he couldn't possibly sail this pirate ship back.

Such a large ship couldn't be kept secret once it got close to Hualong Island.

Liang Jin did not intend to let Li Xueqing know that he had made contact with the islanders, which was why he needed to sink the ship to silence her.

At this moment, An Lansheng had already launched the small boat into the sea.

He stood on the small boat, holding an oar.

Liang Jin moved swiftly and jumped onto the small boat.

He turned around and asked Lü Chenzhou:
"Are you coming?"

Lu Chenzhou couldn't help but ask:

"What on earth do you want to do?"

Liang Jin suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, the sound of which made the copper bells on the mast vibrate.

"Me? I just wanted to find someone familiar with the Iron Dragon Gang."

His gaze was like a knife, piercing straight into Lü Chenzhou's eyes:

"I heard that your sister-in-law's old village was also destroyed by the Iron Dragon Gang?"

These words struck Lü Chenzhou like a heavy hammer, causing his expression to change drastically.

Her hand gripping the anchor began to tremble, her nails digging deep into her palm.

The bloody night four years ago suddenly flashed before my eyes: the screams of my brothers, the burning warships, and Zheng Aoshan's ferocious smile...

"how do you know……"

Her voice was almost hoarse.

Lu Chenzhou did indeed hate the Iron Dragon Gang to the core, but she had always hidden it well and no one had ever noticed.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, she used to be just the leader of a small pirate gang. Although her small gang was wiped out by the Iron Dragon Gang, she was fortunate enough to become the wife of the third young master of the Iron Dragon Gang, which meant she gained greater wealth and honor. Naturally, she should be loyal to the Iron Dragon Gang.

It's perfectly normal for islands to annex each other and take the women they've captured as wives.

But what the world doesn't know is that Lü Chenzhou is different from ordinary women; she values ​​loyalty and affection extremely.

After she witnessed the Iron Dragon Gang kill her brothers who had shared life and death with her, the hatred in her heart was destined to be unresolved.

She submitted herself to the Iron Dragon Gang only to wait for an opportunity.

How exactly did Liang Jin manage to see through my thoughts?
Could it be... that he was deliberately lying to me?
Or is he... the opportunity I've been waiting for?
Lu Chenzhou was in a state of utter confusion.

Liang Jin had no time to wait for him and instructed An Lansheng to row the boat.

The large ship was slowly sinking.

Liang Jin's small boat was already far away, leaving a long ripple behind its stern.

The sea breeze ruffled her disheveled hair. Lu Chenzhou stared at Liang Jin's tall and straight back, her heart filled with a fierce struggle.

Finally, Lü Chenzhou gritted his teeth, used his lightness skill to leap into the air.

She stepped on the waves, and after a few quick strides, her strong body flew onto the small boat that Liang Jin was on, shaking the boat violently.

"Chief Xiong, if you truly share the same goal as me, I am willing to risk my life to assist you!"

After saying that, Lü Chenzhou knelt on one knee in front of Liang Jin.

Women at sea are always bold and decisive; once they make a decision, they forge ahead without hesitation.

Liang Jin smiled slightly and reached out to help Lü Chenzhou up.
“Perfect timing, you can tell me about the Iron Dragon Gang.”

Time passes slowly.

Later that evening, Liang Jin and his two companions finally arrived at Hualong Island.

He also received news about Li Xueqing.

News of the massacre of the Tan family in Dongzhou City has reached Hualong Island. Upon hearing the news, Li Xueqing set sail for the mainland an hour ago.

After hearing the news, Liang Jin returned to his residence and had a couple of drinks.

Once Li Xueqing reaches land, Liang Jin will soon have one less thorn in his side!
(End of this chapter)